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wheeled vehicle with a maximum road speed of 80 km/h. For amphibious operation, two large aluminium pontoons are deployed, unfolding them along the length of its hull. The crew exits the vehicle cab to maneuver the pontoon using controls located on top of the hull. In water, the M3 is propelled
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The M3 Amphibious
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waterway, enabling their continued advance on the Iraqi city of
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General
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896:(in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. 14 March 2023
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427:Republic of China Army
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98:Production history
23:M3 Amphibious Rig
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392:German Army
329:across the
290:Leopard 2A6
202:Operational
37:German Army
929:Categories
805:www.fmv.se
658:"gdsbs.de"
584:References
230:amphibious
118:1982-1990s
35:M3 of the
744:janes.com
440:Singapore
406:Indonesia
353:Operators
288:like the
278:pump jets
81:Operators
724:11 April
699:11 April
666:11 April
629:Archived
606:Archived
570:M60 AVLB
559:See also
525:Slovakia
315:Iraq War
133:Produced
115:Designed
103:Designer
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162:Width
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844:ISBN
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